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Like in 1900 from the Château Cazebonne is an original wine made from old Bordeaux grape varieties. The wine develops original notes of potpourri, cinnamon and peach. A blend of old grape varieties: mancin, castets, bouchalès, saint-macaire and jurançon noir, this 2022 maintains a direct relationship with the fruit, but it's hard to imagine such a wine expression in Bordeaux. A balance between concentration and salient uprightness, a touch punchy.'

RVF: 92/100

The Saint-Joseph Mairlant du domaine François Villard is supple and gourmand, with a lovely backbone. Approachable when young, it can be drunk over 5 to 7 years Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2021 : 91/100

Watch out, very fine success in 2021. The other Mangot from Château Mangot is a totally mastered sulfur-free Saint-Emilion. This wine is the result of the estate's desire to master the power of the fruit, still without sulfur, and to sublimate it with terracotta aging.

The Crozes-Hermitage Marion Rouge 2020 is a great organic Syrah from the northern Rhône Valley, combining power, depth and elegance. This cuvée, made from a selection of the estate's best barrels, reveals intense aromas of black fruits, spices, smoke and violets. Full-bodied and velvety on the palate, with good length and silky tannins. A gourmet Crozes-Hermitage, designed for ageing and fine dining.

Grand Mont du Clos des Quarterons is a great Bourgueil for laying down. This parcel creates powerful, complex wines that deserve more than 10 years of cellaring to fully blossom. A great bottle.

This Chorey-lès-Beaune from the domaine Chapuis Frères is an elegant Burgundy. This natural red wine develops notes of ripe red fruit, such as cherry and strawberry, with hints of sweet spice and undergrowth. Harmonious on the palate, with supple tannins and freshness. The finish is long and fruity, with a subtle hint of spice.

The rouge 2021 du domaine de la Bégude has a complex, subtle nose of black fruits and spices. On the palate, the wine is structured, coated and greedy, offering a fine balance between fruit and elegant notes of ageing. With well-melted tannins and delicate peppery notes, its elegant acidity gives it a lovely freshness. Long finish on spices and garrigue notes. Drink over 10 years.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024: 90/100

Gorgeous Burgundy from the Cuvée Louis Auguste du Domaine David Duband: a 100% pinot noir wine that is both fine and elegant, with a lovely freshness.

A great Cahors, rich, intense and complex on 2020!

La Métairie du Clos Marie is aromatic with notes of wild strawberry, blackcurrant and blackberry. The palate is full-bodied and dense, with a fine velvety texture and silky tannins. The finish is long and well-balanced.

Altitude 2024 is Domaine Boris Champy’s flagship red wine — “immensely pleasant and refined, a very drinkable wine,” true to the classic image of a good Burgundy.

The color is a brilliant, translucent ruby. The nose reveals stone fruits, with hints of cedar and forest floor. The palate is very expressive with luscious red and black fruits, supported by a lovely, fresh, and crisp underlying acidity. Serve at 15–16 °C.

100% Pinot Noir, Demeter biodynamic, Nantoux, plots at 300–380 m elevation, marl-limestone and flint soils. Gentle extraction, 50% whole-cluster fermentation, aged in large oak vats for 12 months, including 15% in new barrels; unfined and unfiltered.

Aging potential: 5–8 years.

The Cuvée Sainte-Agathe from Domaine Georges Vernay is a superb wine from the Northern Rhône Valley. This organic wine has lovely depth and freshness, giving it tremendous charm. It develops on notes of black fruits and spices, pepper, typical of Syrah.

This cuvée Altitude du domaine Boris Champy develops on the nose with notes of stone fruit, hints of cedar and undergrowth. The palate is very expressive on greedy red and black fruits, with lovely underlying acidity. A lovely Burgundy, immensely pleasing and refined.

RVF : 91/100

This magnificent Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Marceau du Domaine des 3 Celliers, is excellent value for money. Its nose develops notes of blackberry, eucalyptus and black truffle. The palate is harmonious, concentrated and silky, with notes of blackberry, eucalyptus and black truffle. Silky, elegant tannins. Parker : 94-96/100

Vincengétorix du domaine Vincent Gaudry is a great red Sancerre that develops floral and slightly tart red fruit aromas. Long, spicy finish. A great gastronomic wine.

The Cuvée Camille du domaine Marcel Lapierre comes from an old parcel on the Côte du Py. This cuvée was born when Camille Lapierre (Marcel's daughter) returned to the domaine, but it's also a nod to her grandfather Camille (Marcel's father). A Morgon of great elegance and character. A great natural Morgon.

This Savigny-lès-Beaune du domaine Chapuis Frères is a generous, gourmand wine, developing on notes of black fruits, licorice and spices. On the palate, it has silky tannins. The finish is long and spicy, with good persistence.

The silky, sapid material offers moderate intensity but displays very nice relief, a fine, alert texture. Above-average freshness enlivens the finish.

RVF : 91-93

Les Pierres Levées du Château Combel La Serre is a great Cahors wine built for ageing. It develops on notes of redcurrants, plums, spices and licorice. On the palate, supple and fine, with mellow tannins and a very discreet woodiness despite the twenty-four months in barrel.

The cuvée Simon du Clos Marie is a very well-balanced Pic-Saint-Loup with silky tannins. The nose is complex with smoky, chocolate notes; the balanced palate reveals candied aromas of black fruits, cocoa. Excellent length!Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2023 : 91/100

Parpaillon, a round, woody cuvée for lovers of wines with notes of red fruit and vanilla!

Magnificent wine this Margaux 2022 that the Château Mille Roses. This organic wine is a great cuvée for ageing: complex, velvety and powerful, it will improve over 7 years. Excellent value for money.

The cuvée Camille du domaine du Pré-sémelé is a great red Sancerre. Its nose is intense, developing on notes of black fruit coulis and toast. The palate is round and rich with silky tannins: a great wine for laying down.